YOO NORDELTA
YOO arrives in Argentina! YOO Nordelta, a six-hectare project located just thirty minutes from downtown Buenos Aires located in the heart of the prestigious barrio cerrado of Nordelta. YOO is an international real estate development brand formed by John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck. John Hitchcox, a successful property developer from London who transformed normal lofts into the most desirable locations in the capital. Philippe Starck had made his name as the design provocateur who re-invented the lemon…
South America is voted by International Living Magazine as one of the best places to retire
Each year International Living produces a list that in their opinion reflects the best countries in the world to retire to. Interestingly in 2009 seven of the top ten countries were in South America. I would suspect that unless they change the criteria over the next few years as Europe and the USA struggle to comes to grips with their debt issues, this trend will remain and may even strengthen. We are already seeing a lot of American and Europeans looking to live in Argentina and Uruguay. Unless people are…
GTSA – Staff News Update. Expanding into the Cordoba Region
GTSA – Staff News Update. Expanding into the Cordoba Region For those who dont know much about this part of Argentina here is some basic details. Córdoba city is located near the geographical center of Argentina 700 km northwest of Buenos Aires and is the capital of Córdoba Province. It is the second largest city in Argentina after Buenos Aires with 1.4 million inhabitants. It was founded in 1573. The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba is the oldest university in Argentina. founded in 1613 by the Jesuit…
Europe’s largest bank profits boosted by its operations in Latin America
Spain’s Banco Santander said that 2011 net profits reveal the growing importance of its Latin America operations which contributed with 51% of the bulk. Last year net profits totalled 5.4 billion Euros, down from 8.2 billion Euros in 2010. The growing importance of Latin America was evident in the bank’s loan book during for 2011. Total loans during the year were up 4% as Banco Santander SA boosted business in Latin America that helped buffer decreasing European operations. Europe’s largest bank by…
Behind an expat’s wine startup success in Argentina
Vines of Mendoza managed to overcome the pangs of the global financial crisis and Argentina’s inflation woes by keeping a close eye on costs and cutting deals whenever possible. By Ian Mount @Fortune Language and cultural differences make it hard to be an expat entrepreneur under any circumstances. It’s doubly hard if the main market for your product plunges into a wrenching economic crisis. And it’s even more difficult if your costs are in a country that suffers incredibly high inflation.…
HSBC has released a report predicting the rise and fall of the world’s economies in the next 40 years.
The global research department of HSBC has released a report predicting the rise and fall of the world’s economies in the next 40 years. The world’s top economy in 2050 will be China, followed by the United States. No surprises there – since China’s reforms in the 1980s, economists have said it’s not a question of if, but when, China’s collective economic might will top the U.S. #adp02 But among the smaller, developing nations, there are several surprises by HSBC prognosticators:But among the smaller,…
The untold story of the Malvinas ( aka Falklands ) war in 1987
Malvinas War – The Untold Story (1987) Five years after the war in the Malvinas between Britain and Argentina, many facts were still wrapped in red tape. Many of the key figures had remained silent. No-one had been to Argentina to tell the other side of the story. For the majority of the British people, the war was another glorious chapter in their history. With flags waving and bands playing, British troops had sailed away to repel the invaders. Patriotic emotions were stirred as they returned victorious.…
Why I’m backing Argentina: top EMD manager reveals all
Pioneer’s leading bond manager Yerlan Syzdykov is backing Argentina to rise as an emerging market bond powerhouse despite it being viewed as a country ‘people love to hate’. Syzdykov, who manages the Pioneer Funds Emerging Markets Bond portfolio, revealed why the South American country is his favoured investment pick despite it still being seen as tainted by its 2002 default. Over the past three years, Syzdykov has returned 103.9% in the emerging bond space, while the fund’s benchmark – the JP Morgan…
Argentina expands railroad network as economy grows
Argentina is expanding its railroad network to cope with increasing demands for its growing export sector plus expectations of a boost in transit trade from landlocked Paraguay and regional commerce. Swedish contractor Skanska is the latest international player in the expansion plans. Skanska said it will build a railway extension from the province of Neuquen to the Port of Bahia Blanca near Buenos Aires in a deal estimated at $134 million. Neuquen city is an important agricultural center irrigated by the Limay…
Uruguay is the best place to live in Latin America according to the Legatum Institute
According to the latest Prosperty index, Uruguay ranks 29, followed by Chile, 31, Argentina 39 and Brazil, 52. In the whole of the Americas, Uruguay is the only country that figures in the highest ranking with Canada (6) and the US (10). The rest of South America is ranked medium while Ecuador and Bolivia figure at the lowest level. The Legatum Institute describes itself as an independent non-partisan public policy group based in London, with research, publications, and programs that advance ideas and policies…
Argentina, Chile and Uruguay with highest human development index in Latam
Argentina, Chile and Uruguay have the highest standards of living in Latin America according the latest report from the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). Worldwide out of 187 countries Chile ranks 44, Argentina, 45 and Uruguay 48. The HDI is calculated from a set of indicators including literacy rates, years of schooling, life expectancy and per capita income. On a scale from zero to one Uruguay’s HDI was 0.783 this year which means it has sustainedly advanced in the last few decades improving…
Well Respected Argentine Artist Adriana Zaefferer selling her Lifestyle Paradise in the centre of Pilar Polo
Polo Lifestyle Opportunity – Motivated to Sell Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Code: ARATL200 Hectare: 11.5 to 18 size options Description Location: This outstanding property is situated on the outskirts of Pilar on route 28, 50 km from Capital Federal. 10 km from Pan Americana Highway. Estimated travel time, from Buenos Aires is 45 minutes. Alternative option is come via 25 de Mayo highway, then use route 7th till 51 km and then take Route 28. Time frame and Sale Process is Expression of Interest…
UK magazine names hotel in Torres del Paine Park among top 100 best in the Americas
The prestigious British magazine Condé Nast Traveller has nominated the Hotel Salto Chico in Chilean Patagonia among the Americas and Caribbean best hotels. The ranking was done by the readers of the magazine who nominated the world’s best hundred hotels based on service and exotic passion to travel. Over 25.000 magazine readers and subscribers voted the list and gave the Explora Patagonia group Hotel Salto Chico 76.83 points, making it the only hotel in Patagonia and in Chile to reach the top 100. The hotel…
Unasur forecasts South America’s decade
A new global order is emerging as a result of the world crisis and recession in developed countries and Latin America has a crucial role to play given its very satisfactory economic performance in recent years, said Unasur Secretary General Maria Emma Mejia. Meeting in Madrid for the tenth anniversary of the Spanish foreign affairs think-tank Royal Institute Elcano, Ms Mejia together with other world experts and politicians were invited to discuss the international crisis, the emergence of new powers…
Palermo Place – Apart Hotel Hollywood
As of this month Palermo Hollywood now has a new player in the booming boutique hotel market. The superbly designed 26 unit building is located on Calle Nicaragua 5865 close to all the action the area has to offer. Palermo place is of a new generation of boutique hotels that gives individual investors a chance to cash in on Buenos Aires’ rapidly growing tourism industry. Investors who bought units within Palermo Place are at liberty to use their property for any given amount of time per year can…
